[Preliminary results of horizontal gastroplasty with Roux in Y anastomosis in patients with severe and morbid obesity].

Background: Morbidly obese subjects have a high incidence of complications. The poor results of dietary treatments, has prompted the search of new therapies for obesity and among these, surgical procedures.

Aim: To report the long term results of horizontal gastroplasty with Roux en Y anastomosis in morbidly obese subjects.

[Clinical and endoscopic findings and magnitude of gastric and duodenal reflux in patients with cardial intestinal metaplasia, short Barrett esophagus, compared with controls].

Background: The diagnosis of patients with short segments of intestinal metaplasia in the distal esophagus, has increased in recent years.

Aim: To assess the clinical, pathological and functional features of patients with esophageal intestinal metaplasia.

Patients And Methods: A prospective study was performed in 95 control subjects, 115 patients with cardial intestinal metaplasia and 89 patients with short Barret esophagus with intestinal metaplasia.